As new comic day quickly approaches it can be sometimes difficult to decide which of the new comics hitting the shelves at your local comic shop to grab. Do not worry, we are here to help. This week we preview four titles that standout from the crowd including Disney Villains: Gaston #1, News from the Fallout TP, and more!
While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing March 4, 2026.
Disney Villains: Gaston #1
Writer: Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente
Artist: Milena Ciccarello
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
At Last — A Series Worthy of the Name Gaston! The unfairly maligned antagonist of Beauty and the Beast will be the first to tell you that he’s the greatest tracker in the land, a fact that has been confirmed by his totally unbiased sidekick, LeFou — and who would know better than these two fine, upstanding citizens?
So when a nobleman offers a sizable reward for the return of his runaway horse, Gaston pursues the escaping steed with a single-minded focus — directly into the king’s private hunting grounds!
Arrested for trespassing, Gaston faces a long stay in the royal lock-up — except that his obviously superior abilities impress the king’s wily advisor, the Comte du Soufflé, who has a dangerous mission that only someone as unthinkingly brave as the great Gaston would ever contemplate taking on. If he succeeds, he’ll be free to go — but when he finds out what he’s up against, prison might seem like the safer bet!
Highly animated authors Greg Pak (Lilo & Stitch) and Fred Van Lente (Conan the Avenger) join forces with artiste extraordinaire Milena Ciccarello to finally bring readers the tale that they have surely been clamoring for with Disney Villains: Gaston — featuring appropriately adoring covers courtesy of Ciccarello, Lesley “Leirix” Li, Ted Brandt & Ro Stein, and Will Robson!
Let’s be honest, I never thought I would be this excited for a story based around Gaston, but with what Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente did with this Disney villain is something special. Building on his role in Beauty and the Beast, Pak and Van Lente craft a story full of arrogance, cockiness, and twists that has me eagerly looking forward to future issues of Disney Villains: Gaston.
Exploit #1
Writer: Tim Leong, Laura Hudson
Artist: Emiliana Pinna
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Don’t bury the lede. Bury your enemies. Kirby Kuo might be late to her true purpose in life–but no one would call the 30-something journalism intern out of time. When she uncovers a shocking secret about tech billionaire Cole Saxon, Kirby does what she has always wanted to do and publishes it. But the violence and vengeance that follows is like nothing she could have anticipated–pitting Kirby, her agoraphobic roommate, and the writing staff of the defunct magazine RIOT! to bring justice to a world where the rich get what they want without consequence. Exploit is a timely, biting satire of the state of the American tech oligarchy with a pop-punk edge.
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #1
Writer: Benjamin Percy
Artist: Madibek Musabekov
Publisher: Marvel Comics
A pulpy, exciting prequel series set before the events of the upcoming Disney+ show!
Welcome to Janix, a neon-lit, shadow-soaked maze of a planet that lies beyond the reach of the Empire. Captain Brander Lawson is doing his best to navigate the law in a lawless territory. He’s joined by his partner, a droid nicknamed Two Boots, as they face off against scheming crime bosses… and as the looming threat of the shadow lord, Maul, nears.
News from the Fallout TP
Writer: Chris Condon
Artist: Jeffrey Alan Love
Publisher: Image Comics
Interrupting your regularly scheduled broadcast to deliver a terrifying sci-fi story that takes place in Nevada in 1962 after a nuclear bomb test goes horribly awry.
In 1962 Nevada’s “Atomic Alley,” a nuclear bomb test goes horribly awry at the secretive Gaines Army Base and unleashes a contaminate into the atmosphere that turns people rotten. Otis Fallows, a private in the U.S. Army who is present for the test and is the only known survivor, flees the secret army base in search of a safe haven —
but does such a place exist?
News from the Fallout is a nuclear-induced atmospheric horror story got me from the outset and didn’t let go. Jeffery Alan Love’s minimalistic and dark illustrations add an even more sense of dread and tension to the story making for a rounded reading experience. There is something special about this comic and you really have to read it to understand.
BONUS: Comics! The Magazine #1
Writer: Various
Artist: Various
THE COMIC BOOK MAGAZINE YOU DEMANDED IS HERE!
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COMICS! The Magazine is everything you ever dreamed of and more! Want to find out about the next big thing before the Internet even knows? Want to discover the secrets behind the big comics you love and the indie darlings you’ve yet to read? How about interviews with people who make the work that excites you? Actual comics exclusive to the magazine? Maybe you’re a comic book creator who seeks external validation from actual sales numbers?
ALL THIS AND MORE IN EACH AND EVERY ISSUE OF COMICS! THE MAGAZINE — THE NEXT BIG THING IS FINALLY HERE!
